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Dhruvaksh Saha is a policy reporter, currently tracking developments in transport, infrastructure, and the economy, focusing chiefly on policy and sectoral movements in highways, railways, maritime economy, mass transport, and economic policy planning at NITI Aayog.
Dhruvaksh Saha is a policy reporter, currently tracking developments in transport, infrastructure, and the economy, focusing chiefly on policy and sectoral movements in highways, railways, maritime economy, mass transport, and economic policy planning at NITI Aayog.
Consortium needs to supply 80K of forged wheels annually over 20-year timeline
National highway development near FY22 levels, but likely to miss target
The government had announced a $10 billion package to incentivise the manufacturing of chips in India in December 2021
First ever non-coal zone to achieve the feat
The aim is to connect vital, high-demand economic areas which have an infrastructure deficit or traditional transport like roadways and railways that have reached saturation
Proposal aimed to ease pressure on rail network, improve coal dispatch during peak demand summer months
According to sector watchers, the numbers suggest that the railways will comfortably meet its budgeted target of 1475 Mt in the current fiscal year
DMRC has been ordered to furnish details of funds available with it so that the court can take a holistic view. The next hearing is on Friday
The second-lowest bidder for the mega contract is Titagarh-BHEL, which quoted a price of Rs 139.8 crore to manufacture one Vande Bharat train
Railways seeks Niti Aayog intervention, citing national security
Coastal shipping is an important cog in the Centre's larger plan to meet its net-zero carbon emission targets
The project, being built at a cost a trillion rupees, is the country's longest expressway, and is endowed with hundreds of amenities and facilities
Modi brings infra in focus ahead of Rajasthan polls, opens first phase of India's longest expressway
300 Vande metros, 1000 8-coach Vande Bharats, hydrogen trains in the works
Minister says backend overhaul to increase ticket and enquiry capacity tenfold
According to a senior official, Railways' prime borrowing arm, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), has zero borrowings for the fiscal under review
Sitharaman has announced that coastal shipping will be a preferred mode of transport for passengers and freight
Railways ministry gets highest-ever capital expenditure allocation, of Rs 2.4 trillion in FY24
This also comes as India has been trying to crowd in private investment for infrastructure ever since the onset of Covid-19 in 2020
Both Joshimath and the Great Nicobar come under the high-risk seismic zone V category